Papers may come from any country but must be written in Standard English

Types of PublicationsOAP supports online publication of original research papers, reviews, letters, editorials, case reports and short communications.

Manuscript Submission To submit your manuscript Click Here or send as an e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at [email protected] A manuscript acknowledgement number will be emailed to the corresponding author within 72 hours.
Follow the step by step instructions provided in the advanced online editorial manager (Manuscript Zone) to submit the manuscript.

» First time registration . . . .First time users need to register before they can log in. You will receive a confirmation mail on your email id which you have registered. Using the information in the mail you can log in by selecting the author option from the menu at the top of the page and log in into the Manuscript Zone. Submit your manuscript according to the instructions given by Manuscript Zone. You can track the progress of your manuscript through the same system using the same details. Please retain your ID and Password.» Returning Authors . . . .Thereafter you can use this account for the submission of new manuscripts. If you cannot remember your password you can recover it by using the forgot password section and if it is the case with the ID mail us at [email protected]
For questions related to online submissions, or if you encounter difficulty uploading your manuscript, please contact the journal office at [email protected]

For information on how will your manuscripts be processed please refer peer review page

General Information

The study should present the results of primary scientific research and it should not have been published elsewhere.

Detailed description and high technical standards of experiments, statistics, and other analyses are required.

Conclusions are to be presented in an appropriate fashion without any ambiguity along with the supported data.

From the time of submission of article to the publication period is called Embargo period(it is limited). Authors may publish abstracts in conference proceedings, but should not distribute copies of manuscripts, or tables and figures from manuscripts, that are under embargo.

Plagiarism is considered unethical and a misconduct.

Note:Include a cover letter (Max 500 words), with the submission form. Do not submit a cover letter as a separate file.

Organizing manuscript

» Title of the articleIt should contain no more than 30 words. No abbreviations are allowed. Relevance of title to the submitted manuscript is important.» Contact informationComplete information of authors like Full name, address, phone number, Email address, Fax, Discipline of the author, Affiliations is to be mentioned. Corresponding author is to be mentioned clearly. His address will be used for correspondence during the prepublication and post publication of the manuscript. First author should be mentioned first in the order and follow the priority.» Running titleWill be at the top of each printed page and cannot exceed 60 characters and spaces.» Key wordsKey words (5-12words) are to be mentioned. Choosing appropriate keywords provide you with a citation advantage since they play a major role when searching huge indexing data bases.» AbstractThe abstract ( 250 words maximum, including citations) should be clearly written and readily comprehensible to the broad readership of the Journal. It should provide a concise summary of the objectives, methodology, key results, and major conclusions of the study. It should be written in complete sentences, without subheadings.» IntroductionThe Introduction (500 words maximum, including citations) should briefly indicate the objectives of the study and provide enough background information to clarify why the study was undertaken and what hypotheses were tested» Experimental procedureBrief but sufficiently complete information to permit a qualified reader to repeat the experiments reported. Only truly new procedures should be described in detail. Cite previously published procedures in references. Modifications of previously published procedures are not to be given in detail except when necessary to repeat the work.» Materials and MethodsThe materials and methods section should be brief but sufficient enough to allow other investigators to repeat the research. References should be given for the published procedures wherever possible; this applies to the original description and existing published modifications. The gender of subjects should be stated. All companies from which materials were obtained should be listed. If materials were obtained from an individual, an affiliation for that individual should be listed. A manuscript that presents only a theory can omit the Materials and Methods section.» ResultsThis section should present clearly but precisely the experimental findings. Only results essential to establish the actual point of the work should be included. Numerical data should be analyzed using appropriate statistical tests.» DiscussionThe discussion section (1500 words maximum, including citations) should be as concise as possible and should include a brief statement of the principal findings, a discussion of the validity of the observations, a discussion of the findings in light of other published work dealing with the same or closely related subjects, and a statement of the possible significance of the work. Speculations may be included.» ConclusionThis section gives a precise and summarizing statement of the results and, if relevant, the prospects for application of the results in the various political, social and technical arenas are assessed. The section should begin with a clear statement of the principal findings. The implications of your findings should be discussed within a realistic framework.» AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements should be used to identify all funding sources. Acknowledgements may also be used to note intellectual, technical or other assistance that does not warrant authorship. Individuals should be informed before the publication of any such acknowledgements and given the opportunity to decline the recognition. Promotional statements are not permitted.» Conflict of interestAuthors should disclose in a cover letter sent to the editor any associations that represent a potential conflict of interest. These include a current or pending relationship as a consultant for the company supporting the research or manufacturing products being tested, a financial or managerial interest in such a company, or intellectual property rights that might be affected by publication of the results of the research reported in a manuscript. Upon receipt of this information, an editor may require that a footnote disclosing the potential conflict be added to the manuscript.» AffiliationsAuthors affiliations should be their home institutions at the time when their primary contribution to the research was made. If an author's current affiliation differs, the current affiliation may be listed in the Acknowledgements.» ReferencesReferences are to be cited in text by number and not by author and date. They are to be numbered consecutively in the order of appearance. References for journals and books should be in the following styles:
1. Stephen, K.H. , Dorthy, S. K. , and George, G. D. (1997) J. adv. Chem. 269, 6759-7438
2. Harry, J.S. , Ronald, E. F. , and Martha, T. (1897) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Ed. , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
3. References appearing as e-pubs should be in the following style: Farrell, C., and Rollman, L. (June 10, 2004) J. Biol. Chem. 10.1074/jbc.M401234200
4. Farrell, C. (1992) The Role of SecB during Protein Export in Escherichia coli. Ph.D. thesis, The Johns Hopkins University
(Format is to be specified)
Please list the first five authors and then add "et al." if there are additional authors.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
Cite similar publications or partial disclosure

»FootnotesFootnotes are used to cite manuscripts in preparation, unpublished observations and personal communications. Authors are responsible for obtaining written approval for all personal communications and sending a copy of the manuscript to those cited. The Editor may request proof of such approval.» AbbreviationsAbbreviations used in the text must be defined in a single footnote immediately after the first abbreviation is cited.» TablesThe number of tables used to present data essential to illustrate or prove a point should be kept to a minimum. Very complex or large tables should be submitted as figures. A legend and title are to be provided for each table. Tables are to be placed at the end of the manuscript and each in a seperate page. Legends should be at the end of the table.» FiguresFigures are to be placed at the end of the manuscript and each in a seperate page. Figures should have titles and legends containing sufficient detail to make the figure easily understood. Legends should be right below the figure. Authors are responsible for providing digital art that has been properly sized and cropped. Appropriately sized numbers, letters, and symbols used should be no smaller than 2 mm even after reduction. All figures should be created with applications that are capable of preparing high-resolution files acceptable for publication. Although you will initially submit figures with the text in a single word file, we will require submission of figures as separate files at publication-quality resolution for online publication if your paper is accepted.» EthicsHuman subjects: Obtain the consent from all involved in study only after disclosing the possible outcome or any other situations, regarding the result of the failure of the experiment also. Privacy and strict confidentiality is to be maintained whenever necessary. Do not influence population or individuals by greatly rewarding them for the manipulation purpose. Animal subjects: Laboratory animals are to be treated according to the rules and are to be handled with care. Precautionary measures undertaken while performing the experiment are to be mentioned. Otherwise it will be treated as violation of law. No scientific fraud and falsely research will be entertained. Serious action will be taken regarding the (fraudulent) scientific misconduct. Copyright violations are also considered unethical.» Supplemental dataManuscripts must be complete, stand-alone and NOT dependent on supplemental data. Supplemental data will be reviewed as a part of the normal manuscript review process and will be judged by the same rigorous criteria to be important but not essential to the stand-alone manuscript. Only data that are deemed appropriate for the online journal and substantially contribute to the manuscript will be accepted. Supplemental data submitted after the paper has been accepted will not be published.» Copy RightWe are licensed under CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE. This Copy right allows you to copy and distribute your work provided you implement citation of the author for his credit appropriately.

Open Access pub charges for the authors

Even though we are dependent on the payments from the author publication charges to provide subscription free journals, we tend to charge only the appropriate amount.

Please note that the charges will be levied only for the accepted manuscripts. There are no submission charges.